Tiger Woods Is Starting To Heat Up At The PGA Championship

FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK - MAY 16: Tiger Woods of the United States walks from the tee during the first round of the 2019 PGA Championship at the Bethpage Black course on May 16, 2019 in Farmingdale, New York. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods did not get off to the best of starts at the 2019 PGA Championship, as the reigning Masters champion had two double-bogeys on his first nine holes, starting the tournament at +3, several strokes back of the leaders.

The 43-year-old golfer is starting to heat up now, though.

Woods, who hasn’t played much since winning The Masters in early April, appears to be shaking off the rust as he begins his back nine.

The 15-time major champion has made back-to-back birdies on his 10th and 11th holes of the day. He’s now +1 for the tournament.

Woods played just nine practice holes leading up to the opening round of the PGA Championship this week. He’s fine health-wise, but he decided it would be better for him to rest in preparation for the tournament.

Perhaps that had an affect on his rough opening nine holes, but he’s looking better now.

Woods, who’s playing with Brooks Koepka and Francesco Molinari, is heading to the Par 3 third hole to take a shot at three straight birdies.